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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Charles V abdicated the throne, what did Philip's brother, the Archduke Ferdinand, become?
(a) King of Spain.
(b) Holy Roman Emperor.
(c) Lord Protector.
(d) Cardinal Ferdinand.

2. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?
(a) She was very ill.
(b) She was almost kidnapped.
(c) She witnessed a mob.
(d) She tried to escape.

3. What did Queen Mary want Elizabeth to do?
(a) Become Catholic.
(b) Marry nobility.
(c) Leave England.
(d) Rule jointly.

4. How was Philip of Spain greeted when he arrived in England?
(a) With a mob.
(b) With no one.
(c) With great fanfare.
(d) With lackluster crowds.

5. Why was Elizabeth apprehensive when Queen Mary requested her at court after the rebellion was over?
(a) Because she was loath to convert to Catholicism.
(b) Because her sister was under pressure to deal with her like Jane Grey.
(c) Because her sister was under pressure to force a marriage.
(d) Because she was responsible for the rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Weir, Charles V did not want Philip of Spain in England while what?

2. What relative of Philip's died while awaiting the birth of a child that he could not leave?

3. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?

4. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?

5. Why did Philip of Spain intend to stay in England only one week?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Philip's behavior and feeling toward Mary, and why is it significant?

2. What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation, and what did it do?

3. How did the English people respond to Mary's marriage to Philip?

4. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

5. How did Elizabeth respond to being recalled to Whitehall by her sister, and why is it significant?

6. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

7. How did Philip behave in Brussels during the process of Charles V's abdication?

8. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

9. Why was the Protestant rebellion squelched by Mary, and what did it signify for her councilors?

10. How did Mary feel about Philip, and why is it significant?

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